Anatomy, Physiology and Movement
The study of the structure of the body
What is anatomy or human anatomy?
Patient standing with body erect, arms down at the sides and palms facing forward
What is normal anatomic position?
The term for the nose, mouth, tongue/jaw, pharynx, larynx, and epiglottis
What is the upper airway?
The right and left upper chambers of the heart
What are atria?
The portion of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, abbreviated as CNS
Term for movement such as bending at the knee or making a fist
What is flexion?
Patient is lying flat on the back, face up
What is supine or supine position?
The portion of the respiratory system below the epiglottis including trachea, bronchi, and lungs
What is lower airway?
The lower chambers of the heart
What are ventricles?
The portion of the nervous system that nerves that connect to the spinal cord just inside the spine bones and go to the body
What is the peripheral nervous system?
Term for movement away from the midline of the body
What is abduction?
Patient lying on the abdomen, face to one side or the other
What is prone or prone position?
The large, flat, thick muscle which separates the chest and abdomen
What is the diaphragm
The wave of pressure in the arteries created by the pumping of the heart
What is blood pressure?
The largest part of the brain, responsible for higher functions such as perception, speech, though, and memory.
What is the cerebrum?
Term for moving towards the midline of the body
What is adduction?
Patient lying on right or left side
What is right or left lateral recumbent position, or recovery position?
The smaller passages where air flows after passing through bronchi, which have muscular walls that can constrict
What are bronchioles
The only arteries which pump de-oxygenated blood, connecting the lungs to the right ventricle of the heart
What are the pulmonary arteries?
The function division of the nervous system complements the voluntary system
What is the autonomic system?
The process by which an organism maintains a stable internal environment by adjusting its physiological processes
What is homeostasis?
Patient sitting with the upper body elevated, starting at the waist
What is the semi-Fowler position?
The air sacs where carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange between inhaled air and blood in capillaries takes place
What are alveoli?
The only veins which contain newly oxygenated blood, running from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
What are the pulmonary veins?
The nervous system response indicated by elevated adrenaline, heart rate, blood pressure, pupil dilation, respiratory rate, and blood flow to the extremities
What is fight or flight, or fight or flight or freeze response?